RECkoning with Real Estate
Sundays 11 AM
RECkoning with Real Estate is your inside look at the real estate world through a fresh, consumer-focused lens. Hosted by The Real Estate Collaborative (REC), a residential real estate company, we dive into the history of housing, explore the challenges and opportunities in today’s housing market, talk to past clients, and highlight the inspiring work of housing activists, experts, and our valued sponsors. RECkoning with Real Estate is about building a better real estate company in hopes of building better communities, where everyone has access to a safe, stable, and affordable home. Whether you’re buying your first home, selling, or simply passionate about housing justice, RECkoning with Real Estate is your go-to resource for knowledge, empowerment, and community. Join REC and our guests every Sunday @ 11am on AM950 as we RECkon with Real Estate. Have a question? Go to https://www.theRECollab.com/ and hit the *Let's Talk* button - we'll do our best to answer it!
In this episode of RECkoning with Real Estate, REC agent Meghan Howard sits down with AsaleSol Young, Executive Director of Housing in Action in Minneapolis. Listen in to explore Housing in Action’s mission to build not just housing, but community. From developing and owning apartments, advancing policy work, to creating pathways to homeownership, Housing in…
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Today, we engage in Part 2 of a hefty conversation with Professor Edward G. Goetz of the University of Minnesota, examining patterns of residential segregation in Minnesota. Dive in to explore meaty concepts like the “segregation tax” versus the “segregation dividend.” Along the way, we unpack topics like mortgage interest deductions and income-to-housing cost ratios…
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In this deeply important conversation we are honored to welcome Edward Goetz, professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, director of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. Regarded as one of the foremost housing policy scholars in the Twin Cities and beyond, Professor Goetz guides us through the historical and structural forces that…
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Part 2 of our conversation with Ginger Eager goes deeper into the real experience of buying a home. Ginger shares what it was like to look at 58 houses before finding the right one, including the excitement, the disappointment, and a bidding war that didn’t go her way. We talk candidly about realtor motivations, the…
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In this episode of RECkoning with Real Estate, we talk with past client Ginger Eager about her experience working with REC and what drew her to Minnesota. We discussed further why upfront pricing, flat fees, and our retainer option mattered to her, and how refreshing it felt to work with a real estate team that…
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In this episode, we continue our conversation with Ben Feldman of Active Insurance Solutions, an independently owned insurance company. We unpack more often-overlooked parts of homeowners insurance, including roof coverage, minimum deductibles, and common add-ons/endorsements. These details don’t come up often, but they’re helpful to understand ahead of time, before it may be too late.…
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In this episode, we sit down with Ben Feldman: Partner of Active Insurance Solutions, an independent insurance agency based in Chanhassen, to talk all things insurance claims. We cover the key steps to take when an event needs to be reported, how to better understand your coverage, and best practices to keep in mind when…
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In part two of our conversation with YIMBY director and housing advocate Leora Tanjuatco Ross, we dig deeper into the U.S. housing shortage and focus on the power of individual action. This episode shows how a single person can make a meaningful impact in the push for more housing. Links below will help you get…
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In this episode, we welcome a special guest to discuss the housing shortage in the United States. We discuss why it’s so difficult to build new housing, and the reality that the U.S. is facing a genuine housing shortfall. Our guest, Leora Tanjuatco Ross, is the California Director of YIMBY Action, a national organization with…
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We’re keeping in real in this episode and bringing you the first ever RECkoning with Real Estate recording we did in Eden Prairie @ AM950. It was meant to be a dry-run and never see the light of day, but we think it’s a great primer on REC and how we’re different from the Big…
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